Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.7° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.1
S
18
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
377
377
768
817
768
605
551
485
437
313
263
191
147
139
131
103
101
181
176
173
168
121
83
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:11AM1.75m
12:47PM1.92m
1:09AM1.81m
1:44PM2.02m
2:06AM1.88m
2:41PM2.10m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.30m
6:23AM0.19m
7:01PM0.24m
7:19AM0.11m
7:59PM0.18m
8:17AM0.04m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
7
6
7
8
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
8
9
9
8
7
7
10
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
3
3
4
5
6
3
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
6
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